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Synopsis: Haunted by a secret, Ben Thomas looks for redemption by radically transforming the lives of seven people he doesn't know. Once his plan is set, nothing will be able to stop him. At least that's what he thinks. But Ben hadn't planned on falling in love with one of these people and she's the one who will end up transforming him.
Genre: Drama, Romance
Director(s): Gabriele Muccino
Production: Sony Pictures
  5 wins & 6 nominations.
 
IMDB:
7.6
Metacritic:
36
Rotten Tomatoes:
26%
PG-13
Year:
2008
123 min
$69,951,824
Website
3,518 Views


Yes, I was in the neighbourhood and

thought i'd stop by, save you the drive.

Terrific.

Let's go talk in my office.

Come on.

I take a non nonesense approach

I cut the operating cost of this

place over 17% last year, alone.

I am sure that made them happy.

Hell yeah!

Now if I can only get my own,

personal finances in that kinda shape ...

I wouldn't have you sitting here, no offense

That you're new beemer out front?

(BMW)

Ben, I mean ...

When I found out that my bone marrow transplant

wasn't succesfull ...

I'm well aware of your ongoing medical condition.

Things aren't looking very promising for me

Look.

I have a bonus coming in january.

I just really need this six months extension.

Really I mean,I'm doing the

very best I can here, I promise you.

I'm gonna show myself out.

I'll be in touch.

Well, thank you I appreciate it.

I mean, this way everybody wins, right?

Hello.

My name is Ben.

I totally understand if you don't

wanna speak to me either-

-but I would really like to just

have a moment of your time.

I'm trying to figure out

What kind of man Stewart Goodman is.

It is whitin my power

to drasticly change his circumstances.

But I don't wanna give that man a gift

that he doesn't deserve.

I need you to tell me,

wether or nothe is a good person.

"The drug he gives me, makes me dizzy."

"I want a new one."

That sounds very reasonable Inez.

What else?

You can trust me.

What else, Inez?

He's punishing you?

How is he punishing you?

How is he punishing you, Inez?

Ben?

Ben, where are you going?

- Where's the washroom?

- To the right.

Is there a problem?

- Give her a bath. Right now!

- Absolutely

Thank you. Thank you ...

Ben, I think you have the wrong

impression here.

I'm gonna stop by

from time to time

to make sure you're

showing these people some goddam respect.

- This is a misunderstanding, Okay?

- You don't treat people like that.

- Let me explain okay, Ben.

- And i'm not giving you an extension.

Ben!

I'm not giving you anything you anything!

I almost believed you, you son of a b*tch.

I almost believed!

Hey!

Hey, Michelle.

- Good to see you.

- You too.

- How are you?

- I'm good.

- Hey, man.

- What are you doing here?

I'm just coming to make sure

that she is still kicking your ass, at everything.

And I am.

- Can we have a sec hon?

- Yeah.

- Are you okay?

- Yeah I'm good. You said you were gonna call me.

On the 15th.

Today is the 19th.

I know, the doctor didn't have the results.

So, I had no information to give you.

Still you should call me.

- Right?

- Yes, I know.

- We are still friends, right?

- Yeah.

I'm just. I'm doing some soul-searching you know?

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Grant Nieporte

Grant Edward Nieporte, born in 1973, is a screenwriter best known for the film Seven Pounds. Nieporte got the idea for the script after having a chat with a man whom he called "one of the saddest people I've ever met in my life". In the behind the scenes vignette found on the Seven Pounds DVD, Nieporte seems to suggest that the man was responsible for the death of seven in a "national tragedy." Nieporte was a technical advisor for the TV show Home Improvement from 1997-99. He was a writer's assistant on Jack & Jill in 1999-2000. more…

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